BuiltGreen Townhome in Ballard

This townhome, at 839B NW 63rd St, is one of those listings. It is a townhome, but it is different. It has its living space – the main floor – on the garden level, rather than the typical townhome which has a garage at street level and makes you climb a set of stairs with groceries to get to your kitchen.

The difference that this makes is dramatic. You walk in to a light-filled, garden home with lovely bamboo floors, there’s a powder room off the entry and a quick turn to the kitchen and the groceries are set down, you can take your coat off and relax.

When you’re cooking, it’s a short dash out the back for a sprig of rosemary; you don’t have to run up and down a flight of stairs just to go to your back yard. It’s quite a remarkable difference.

There are two bedrooms, a full bath, and a washer/dryer on the second floor, and daylight loft room above that. The parking is off to the side of the 4-unit complex, so your car can be out of sight, and out of mind!